BRITISH COLUMBIA - The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) reports that a total of 8,214 residential unit sales were recorded by the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) in May 2022, a...
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BC Employment Brief for May 2022
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Canadian employment edged up by 39,800 to 19.64 million in May. The labour market continued to tighten, with the Canadian unemployment rate declining by 0.1 to 5.1 per cent, the...
Kelowna Chamber’s Policy Resolutions Get Full Support At BC Chamber AGM
KELOWNA - The Kelowna Chamber trekked to Prince George this week to join business leaders from across BC to discuss policy issues important to the province’s economy. The local Chamber had four...
Women Welcome and Increasing in Construction Industry
BRITISH COLUMBIA - In the construction industry, the time for women has definitely arrived. Even though the representation of women in the sector is low at approximately 6-7 per cent, there has been...
Kelowna Company is Awarded a Record $8.976M Ideas Contract For MIST
KELOWNA - TerraSense Analytics have been awarded a $8.976 million contract through the Department of National Defence’s Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security (IDEaS) program. IDEaS is a...
BC Wood Products Versatility and Quality Celebrated in India
BRITISH COLUMBIA - As part of Forestry Innovation Investment (FII)’s strategy to expand awareness and uptake of wood use in India, FII India has been working with local designers, architects and...
Study Shows BC New Car Dealers Drive BC Economy
BRITISH COLUMBIA – A new study entitled The Economic Impacts of Members of the New Car Dealers Association of BC was released recently at the BC Chamber of Commerce AGM and Conference, outlining...
Kamloops Chamber Celebrates Over 100 Business Excellence Award Nominations
KAMLOOPS – The nomination period for the 36th Annual Business Excellence Awards presented by MNP wrapped up on May 30, 2022. 105 unique businesses were nominated in 15 diverse award categories, up...
The World’s Remarkable Reversal on the Future of Oil
OTTAWA - The love/hate relationship between oil companies and the world’s billions of customers is unique in the world of commerce. Until recently, the plan was to replace oil and gas with no...
Okanagan Residential Real Estate Market Sees Record-high for Month of May
KELOWNA – June 3rd, 2022. Residential real estate sales for the month of May suggests market activity on a path of normalizing in the region while demand still remains high, reports the Association...
Better Hearing Month: 4 Simple Ways To Protect Your Hearing
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Hearing allows us to enjoy music, experience the sounds of nature or take in the words spoken by those around us. Our hearing is also pivotal when it comes to our safety and...
Category Finalists Announced For Grant Thornton LLP Thompson Okanagan Business Excellence Awards
June 16 Gala At Coast Capri Hotel In Kelowna Will Unveil Winners KELOWNA – Sparkling Hill Resort of Vernon, FH&P Lawyers of Kelowna and Fox Plumbing Heating Cooling Electric of Vernon are the...
BC Green Star Car Dealer Award Recipients Announced
BRITISH COLUMBIA – The New Car Dealers Association of BC (NCDA) has announced the recipients of the Green Star Dealer Awards for their outstanding work in the sale of clean energy vehicles. The...
Federal Government Called on for Immediate Relief at the Border
OTTAWA – The Canadian Travel & Tourism Roundtable, comprised of leaders across the travel and tourism industry – with representatives from airlines, airports, hotels, and travel organizations –...
Kruger Completes Acquisition Of Kamloops Pulp Mill
KAMLOOPS - Kruger has announced that its affiliate Kruger Specialty Papers Holding L.P. has completed the acquisition of Domtar's pulp mill in Kamloops, BC. The Kamloops facility, which manufactures...
Small Business Can Claim up to $600 in Credit Card Class Action Settlement
BRITISH COLUMBIA – Small businesses that have been accepting Mastercard and/or Visa credit cards as payment for the last two decades could receive a portion of a recent multimillion-dollar class...
